Electrocardiogram
Fibrillation
Joule
Log
Non-shockable rhythm
NSR
RF
SCA
Self-test
Shock
Shockable rhythm
Tachycardia
Time-stamped event
Instrument used to record electrical currents associated with heart
muscle activity
Rapid twitching movements that replace the normal rhythmic con-
traction of the heart and may cause a lack of circulation and pulse
The amount of energy delivered during defibrillation, related to the
intensity of the shock delivered.
List of ECG samples and time-stamped system events
Patient heart rhythms that are not a candidate for defibrillation pulse
Normal sinus rhythm
Radio frequency
Sudden cardiac arrest
Automatic test performed at system power-up to check readiness of
battery, internal circuitry, main processor, and defibrillator
Defibrillation electrical pulse
Abnormal heart rhythm which is a candidate for defibrillation pulse
An abnormally fast heart rate
Any change in heart rhythm or any shock delivered by the defibrilla-
tor
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